Changing the face of human rights – Ministry of Justice
“Jack Straw has given the keynote speech at the annual conference of the British Institute of Human Rights.”
Ministry of Justice, 28th January 2009
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
Sir Paul Stephenson appointed as new police commissioner – Home Office
“Sir Paul has been appointed the new Metropolitan Police Service commissioner, Home Secretary Jacqui Smith announced today.”
Home Office, 28th January 2009
Source: www.homeoffice.gov.uk
Facebook message teenager found guilty of murder – The Independent
“A teenager who posted a message on Facebook saying he felt ‘like killin some1’ hours before stabbing a man to death in a crowded bar was convicted of murder today.”
The Independent, 28th January 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Inmates ‘with nothing to lose’ threaten jails – The Times
“A growing number of prisoners serving long sentences who have ‘nothing to lose’ is a threat to the control and stability of the jail system, the prisons watchdog warns. Dame Anne Owers, the chief inspector of prisons, also said that there was a growing use of force to control the most pressurised jails in England and Wales.”
The Times, 29th January 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Teenage girl who attacked three paramedics walks free from court – Daily Telegraph
“The 16-year-old, from Somerset, was given a community rehabilitation order for three counts of assault at Yeovil Magistrates’ Court.”
Daily Telegraph, 28th January 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Rule on secret Government documents could be relaxed – Daily Telegraph
“Secret Government documents could be released earlier when a report is published into whether the 30-year-rule should be relaxed.”
Daily Telegraph, 29th January 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Women killed after inflatable artwork’s safety system failed in wind, court told – The Guardian
“Amateurish safety precautions led to a huge inflatable artwork tearing free and twisting into the air in a strong gust of wind, killing two women inside, a court heard yesterday.”
The Guardian, 29th January 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
£20 broadband charge to fight online music and film piracy – The Times
“An additional charge for broadband use will be proposed by ministers today as part of a plan to stamp out music and film piracy. Lord Carter of Barnes, the Communications Minister, will propose the creation of a quango, paid for by a charge that could amount to £20 a year per broadband connection. The idea will be at the heart of the Digital Britain Green Paper to be unveiled by ministers, which includes plans to create jobs by boosting broadband take-up.”
The Times, 29th January 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Somerset care home manager charged with murdering three residents – The Times
“A registered nurse has been charged with murdering three elderly residents in the Somerset care home that she ran with her husband for ten years.”
The Times, 29th January 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Greenland Bank Ltd v American Express Bank Ltd [2009] EWCA Civ 14 (27 January 2009)
High Court (Administrative Court)
Source: www.bailii.org
Parallel importer jailed for up to nine months in Microsoft case – OUT-LAW.com
“A software distributor faces nine months in jail for selling ‘grey’ imported copies of Microsoft software. Sales firm ITAC’s founder Barry Omesuh must pay £2.5 million in damages to the software giant.”
OUT-LAW.com, 28th January 2009
Source: www.out-law.com
R (B) v Director of Public Prosecutions (Equality and Human Rights Commission intervening) – WLR Daily
“The decision to abandon a prosecution because of the victim’s mental instability involved a misapplication of the Code for Crown Prosecutors, was irrational and was a violation of the victim’s rights under art 3 of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms.”
WLR Daily, 27th January 2009
Source: www.lawreports.co.uk
Please note once a case has been fully reported in one of the ICLR series the corresponding WLR Daily summary is removed.
R (The Electoral Commission) v City of Westminster Magistrates’ Court – WLR Daily
“There was no presumption that impermissible donations to a registered political party should be forfeited under s 58(2) of the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000 unless there were good reasons not to do so.”
WLR Daily, 27th January 2009
Source: www.lawreports.co.uk
Please note once a case has been fully reported in one of the ICLR series the corresponding WLR Daily summary is removed.
Adorian v Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis – WLR Daily
Adorian v Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis [2009] EWCA Civ 18; WLR (D) 23
“The requirement of s 329(2) of the Criminal Justice Act 2003, that the court’s permission be obtained to bring civil proceedings for trespass to the person where the claimant had been convicted of an imprisonable offence committed on the same occasion as the alleged tort, was procedural and directory, and therefore proceedings brought without such permission were not void but could be cured on application to the court.”
WLR Daily, 26th January 2009
Source: www.lawreports.co.uk
Please note once a case has been fully reported in one of the ICLR series the corresponding WLR Daily summary is removed.
Stringer and Others v HM Revenue and Customs; Schultz-Hoff v Deutsche Rentenversicherung Bund Joined Cases C-520/06 and C-350/06 – Times Law Reports
Court of Justice of the European Communities
“Workers or former workers who in a particular year were on sick leave and for that reason were unable to exercise their right to paid annual leave in that year, were entitled to exercise the right at a later time, or, in the case of former workers, to compensation in lieu.”
The Times, 28th January 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Please note the Times Law Reports are only available free on Times Online for 21 days from the date of publication.
Family Procedure Rule Committee news: November – December 2008 – Ministry of Justice
“The Family Procedure Rule Committee has published details of its work in November and December 2008.”
Ministry of Justice, 27th January 2009
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
Responding to human rights judgments – Ministry of Justice
“Government response to the Joint Committee on Human Rights’ 31st Report of Session 2007-08.”
Ministry of Justice, 27th January 2009
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
Blogger who didn’t delete comment cannot sue over it, says High Court – OUT-LAW.com
“A man who was criticised in the comments section of his own blog cannot sue for defamation because he did not delete the comment when he discovered it, the High Court has said. The Court said that the man consented to the comment’s publication.”
OUT-LAW.com, 27th January 2009
Source: www.out-law.com
Virgin Atlantic loses design rights and patent claims over flatbed seats – OUT-LAW.com
“Airline Virgin Atlantic has lost its claim that a rival airline’s seat infringed its intellectual property rights. Virgin Atlantic’s patent design rights were not infringed by a design produced by Virgin’s seat design contractor for a rival, the High Court said.”
OUT-LAW.com, 27th January 2009
Source: www.out-law.com
